Programme Policy Officer -Crises Response- FT, NOA

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ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

In Egypt, WFP is committed to supporting the Government’s priorities toward the achievement of the SDGs. WFP’s current five-year Country Strategic Plan (CSP) is designed in a way to fully support Egypt’s vision 2030 and ensure food and nutrition security for all Egyptians, as enshrined in both the Constitution and the country’s commitment to the Global Sustainable Development Agenda.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

As part of WFP Egypt CSP for 2023-2028, WFP is implementing it’s humanitarian response to refugees as well as resilience-building activities for refugees and host community members. Through its "One Refugee Policy" WFP targets vulnerable refugees irrespective of nationality with cash-based transfers to ensure they can meet their essential food needs throughout the year. WFP’s approach to food security is two-pronged; it first ensures access to basic food needs for vulnerable populations through immediate support, and secondly, it addresses long-term resilience building for future self-reliance.

The CSP focuses on five interrelated thematic areas:

• Support and complement the Government’s social protection programs

• Support the refugees and migrants through food assistance and resilience building

• Improve the nutritional status of Egyptians with a focus on Pregnant and Lactating Women and infants under two years of age;

• Support resilience of vulnerable smallholder farmers and Bedouin communities in Upper Egypt and frontier Governorates; and

• Provide capacity strengthening to the Government and support South-South cooperation between Egypt and neighbouring countries.

JOB PURPOSE

To provide policy and programme design and resilience building activities that effectively meet food assistance needs in emergencies operations.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Contribute towards the development of a limited number of projects, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies and guidance.
• Provide project management support to specific and defined programmes and projects of considerable size/complexity, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures
• Conduct studies and gather information on aspects of resilience building and sustainable development for design of projects and drafting of proposals.
• Lead and ensure accurate, timely recording of data within the specific technical area of work (e.g. assistance programmes, vulnerability assessments) and consistency of information presented to stakeholders
• Follow data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
• Research and analyze policy and operational issues to support senior colleagues in the development of policies, programmes and activities.
• Support refugees, migrants and host communities through food and cash assistance and resilience building

Short Description

• is responsible for ensuring the use of corporate tools and guidance materials throughout all the phases of cash and voucher operations, needs assessment and response analysis stage, set-up, implementation and closure.
• ensures that emergency preparedness and response actions are integrated to the CO Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan.
• reviews lessons learned for cash and voucher programming, documents and disseminates best practices to be followed.
• Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
• Liaise with internal counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects.
• Support the identification, development and management of potential partnerships to collaborative working leading to improved food assistance packages.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff, partners and national government to prepare for and respond to food assistance needs, e.g. through project management support of learning initiatives.
• Provide guidance to support staff, acting as a point of referral and assisting them with analysis and queries.
• Other as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

E****ducation: Advanced University degree (Master's Degree) in International Affairs, Economics, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences or other field related to international development assistance, or a First University Degree with additional years of related work experience.

Language: Fluency in English and Arabic languages.

Experience: At least 3 years of professional experience in project managmnent preferably in development and humanitarian context

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Capability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level Programme Lifecycle Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design. Transfer Modalities Demonstrates ability to analyse and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information from different sources (e.g., market studies) to inform transfer modality selection and programme development. Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialised fields to contribute to technical programme design, implementation and monitoring. Emergency Programming Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes. Strategic Policy Engagement w/ Government Develops thorough recommendations using multiple inputs (e.g., government counsel, research, own experience) to strengthen national or subnational entities and government owned food and nutrition security programmes.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Has gained experience in project managment
• Has experience in managing teams and supervising other staff members.
• Has implemented programmes and provided input into designing operations.
• Has provided input into policy discussions and decisions.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Fixed-term Appointment: contract duration is for one year, extension will be subject to confirmation of probation and fund availabilty.

Annual Net Pay Salary: as per the established salary scale with then the country

Staff Assessment A staff assessment, comparable to national income tax, shall be applied to the gross salaries and such other payments as are computed on the basis of salary, The assessment shall be calculated at rates set forth in the FAO Administrative Manual.

Dependency allowances: applicable to children up to 18 years of age, or up to 21 years in full-time school attendance

United Nations Joint pension fund a deduction of 7.9% from the pensionable remuneration will be made from the net salary.

Medical Insurance: mandatory for the staff member and can be extended to dependents in a cost-sharing

Leaves Entitlements :Annual leave: 2.5 days per month and Sick leave: 2 days per month

Official Holidays: 10 days as officially established for each duty station

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Deadline for submitting the online applications will be on the 14th of December 2023

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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.